The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

MARKET MONEY AND ..• • ..... 0011111ZILCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been less activity in the general dis count market to-day, but prices have nevertheless been fully maintained. Toe demand for accomoda. tion has not fallen off because the commercial classes reuire lees monetary aid, but in conse quence of pArties holding over their bills in expec tation of easier rates prevailing. The quotation for the best description of mercantile paper remains at 6 per cent. The weekly balance sheet published last evening by Chi B ink of England presents le , s unfavourable alterations than were expected. The reserves of go , d arid no es tilve been augmented, and the amount of other securities and Government balances have been largely increased. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation .. Increase .. Bullion .. Increase Rest .. .. £20,172,730 44,880 14,319,0'31 • • 14,856 „ 3,303,455 • • 15,297 9,287,591 .. 775,233 .. 13,051,661 .. 261,300 .. 452,477 17,230 11,121,267 No alteration. Other Securities .. 20,729,589 Increase .. 1,064,664 Notes Unemployed 8,107,655 Increase ~ .. • • 31,670 The Bank of France return for the week ending Wednesday last presents few favourable alterations. The bullion has been lessened as much as £310,000, the Treasury balances augmented by £920,000, and the discounts by £420,000. At the forthcoming meeting of the Honduras Bay Company a dividend of 13s. per share, and at that of the Lindon and Brighton Bank of 21e. per share, will be recommended. Gold to the amount of £lB,OOO was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation. Tne arrivals of specie announced this morning comprise £68,212 by the Yorkshire, £15,016 by the Pride of the Ocean, both from Melbourne, and £632 by the Barada, from Alexandria. The directors of the Anglo•Brezilian Gold Com pany, in their report to be presented at the next meeting of the shareholders, state that possession of their mining property was taken on the 11th December last, and that the produce from February to April consisted of 315 octava■. Increase .. • • .. Public Deposits • • • . Increase .. • . • • Other Deposits.. .. .. Increase .. .. • . Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease .. • • • • Government Securities .. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted 65f. 65c. There has been a decline to-day of It per cent. in the English Funds, owing to the continued dissatis faction felt at the position of political affairs at home and abroad. There is but little business, and the sales it includes denotes the unfavourable views aintained by speculators. Consols for money are 8 91 1„ and for the account 891 The New Threes and It doted Annuities are 841; March Exchequer Bills Bs. to 3s. die., and Jane •clitto 53. dis. ; and India 5 pet Cents. 1041- 7". A further downward movement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are ; do., Consoiidea, 471 ; Mexican 421 43 ; Greek, 221 23; Spanish Passive, 281,-, a ; Portuguese 482 ; ; Russian, 861 ; ; Italian, 69; and the Confederate Loan, 63 64. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been on the most limited scale, and the few bar gains recorded show further depression. Great Western, North Western, Midland, and South Eastern have each declined about ss. For Bank and Mi.c4llaneous Shares there con tinues to be a very limited inquiry, and quota tions generally are a shade flatter. Imperiai Oz roman had receded to 17; ; London, Hamburgh, and Continental Exchange, to 17Q; Alliance, how ever, have improved to 61 62; London Financial realise 261-; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 79 SO ; C¢amounix United Hole' Company's shares are quoted 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Console Do Account, July 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 &amities, 30 yrs, expire Pith Jan., ISBO — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 5 die Do £5OO Do £lOO and £ 2OO .. Bank England Stk, 5i per Ct. ......... Do Account GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1570 Uo Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888............ Do ;ertiticates ................ Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ....... . 99/ Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872. ........... Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 .......... 114 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do tiond,t3,ooo Do under £l,OOO dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1859.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4.1 per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... iID Account Do 1 pet Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. Ulan ti pe r Cent — Do 3 pui Cent. .................. 77i Colombian 6 per Cent ..... Cuba, 6 per Cent.................... Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 864 Equador New Consoli . lat ed, 1 p e r Cent — gYl)r-lati 7 per Cent lio, Second Issue - .......... . Greek 5 per Cent 4 1824.5, ex-Coupons — Do Account . .. 3 Do Coupons - Do Accoutr .. , Guatemala 5 per Cent. ......... lei ..... Do, 1839 and 1 8 5 9 ........... Italian 0 per Cent.(llareintnana Railway) 76 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Do Account 421 3 21 i Do Scrip £23 paid • • (115 Do French Scrip, Ex 25f 9 0c — dis Du 6 per Ceti. Anglo-French d.s Ditto Scrip, £23 . paid Ntooristi Imperial 5 per Cent ... — New Granada Do 2 per Cent..... Do Deterred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvisn 41 per Cent . Po 3 per Cent. (Crribarren).. Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account .................... Do 3 per Cent., 185 G, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'2 4S i 1)o Account ... ... • • Do 1363 Scrip, £4O paid ............ Russian 5 per Cent., t 822, £ St ........ Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .............. -- litho 3 per Cent 1859 . -- Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Ditto Anglo-Dutch Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 34 Pin Sariinian, b per Cent .. . _ I:itto Account B3 Spaniphi3 per Cent Ditto Account : 521 Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive ......... • Ditto Account .................. 2Bi i 8 Spanish Cert. of Coup not fu nded — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Ditto Scrip, £.lO paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 185 4 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 . Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds - I.)itto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 70/ 70 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 221 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Ditto 6 pm. Cent, 1864 Ditto 1i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond u Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Ditto Account Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail. Ditto 4 par Cent. Certificates 'tonal], 5 per Cent., 1661, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto xceonnt Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4! per Ct. Ex. 4s. PieliatAita3c, 5 per Lest., Ex. 251 O'CLOCK. Console Mn , oy DittoAcowatutututumislitoot 691 ua.~~ .. ... ._~.. ..... .. ... .. .._~.~si~ ~.~..e .... SHARE MARKETS—Ths day. ,hare! 13.14. et Lu st it 50 Mr.. Wol., and Str. Val Bly - the and Tyne. Bost..Sleat.,annUid.oo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'At, mni Bandoii..... Corfu-, iL 1" Dv A A :2 C't,S no di' , Do . B till flp e.p au. liz‘ s been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Jun,. Dun..Perth,azAb. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. 1 0 Inag. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. Btli -... 8 Si 6i 7 35 37 16 17 co 0 103 105 16 7 Ditto A dock 1 Ditto EastAnglian et GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock ..... • • • • • Do 13 do ..... Gt. S. an IV. of irelau Great Wcetern Do Str Val gua. stoct Lancashim & Yorkshir , Loudon and Blaukwa'l Lon., Bright.,& S. Coat Lcn., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western ; Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do a shares... _l Metropolitan Midland Do New • _ _ 61 71 131 132 143 124 128 i.%z 90 9 65 6.: 1121 113 66 CS 101 10: 40 42 11t 11it 97 98 56 b 7 1' 113 130 1301 Do Birmtng. ,Lt Derby Mid. lit. W. of Ire:awl 101 1(3 Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwie. Do, G.N.E. purehm, Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... North London 53 65 24 'is 103 104 p. 16.4 I Do New Ltiorth Staffordshire IN. and S. SW. Juri , ;,tion 'Scottish Central IScot IN. E., Aber. stoe• Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo Shropshire Union 1 South DC7OII !South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dui , tstafnes,Wok.,andWok Stockton Daflingto. Do Do New, 188(.. Taff Vale.. Do B Do C 'Ulster Do i Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.,k R ! West Midland -Oxford Do Newpor t Do Heretordi 12.10 OIiDINA.RY SHAIIEN AND STOui%'i Paid. Closing ousluer., Price. done. • gi I 84 86 84 1171 118i,117i 6 1 5 112 i 1621 VII 961 7I 7 1:,61 1121 130 3 ilo2i 34 5 • 141 BRITISH POSE; nailWaya t cantle Sr St LawrentA torn.,Barodaez.Cent in , Gu. s per cent... Do. New . ...... • Do. E. Shares... duffalo and Lithe Duro', Do. Preference rtuflalo,BrantAG odna p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, Pi, Do. do. July 1, 187 Po. do. Jun, 1, I;letata.&ti. F.unto. 1. !apeTown & Dock Ser, ICaetn. Bengal gu. b p. kast Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. G Ext... Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. lot Pre , . Bond,. Do. uo. deterred Do. 2d Pref. Bon's D 5. do defer. ed...... Do. 3d 1' et. stock Do. do. deterred—. Do. 4th Pref. sio Do. ao. deferred...... t. In duiPenui. , -r b ua.sp.e Do. ;New gua. 5 1)0, January, 1852 Gt. South.of India (Lim ,:uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. oi Canada Sharer Do. New .. • • Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt.' Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited 'Madras guar., sp. c. I Do. ft p. o. Extension, Do. Do. Nifth Extension. Melb.Uorp. p. o. Buns Melb. & Hobton's Bay. Do. 7 p. C Mortg. Bd,. Newßrtatswlck a Canth: Class A an 't B. N. Rl.C'da.s pc Ist pt bcl Scinde Do. Delhi— ^ i Do. do . E., Do. runjaub Do. Do. •• 771 . Do. [ndus.St. Flo.) 0 61 92 93 125 128 lo 2i p 70 78 11 11i 12S ;30 36 33 54 68 33 85 90i 91 10f 106 8 9 464 376 96 10 7,1 84 r t 65 70 6 7 3 107 110 34 37 ~IVNs, Closing Price. 59 61 103 WI par p )4 6 8 9i 77 82 77 8 27 82 101 3 98 /00 ,C 6 108 , 1(4 Josk Su 21 72 74 6: 64 66 68 66 17 50 5 43 15 28 10 26 29 1(41 ios;j pr I 103 too 10 101 101 log 90 ,y 4 S 2 SI d 102 k IcS4, 97 99 94 91 56 58 3 ‘) 82 81 1C34 1C44 ():1§ 103} pr ip t2l 1134 98 98 COLONIAL GOVERN M. ENT SECU KIT I p.c.Ja...S,J t 4 1 .• I 1877-51 - i Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aut 100 164 ( 6 104 1 - Do. 6 p.c.Mar.& Sept. 100 103 :( 5 - I Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 10; 93 05 - I Do. 5 Inscribed stool, 100 92 94 - ;cape (3.110pc, 6p lou 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 107 109 Do. 189; to(. 1(9 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10J 110 112 - ;Ceylon, N0v.1878, 4p • lu, 111 113 - .Mauritius I per cent .. 10') 107 309 - 'Natal Guy. 6 per cent.. 1)0 197 IC9 IN.B.Gov.6p.e.da.&Ju;) 10i.• +O2 104 - 6p. u.Ap. & Out. 10; - N. S.W. Gov. 5p 1,18 10: 993 1001 - Du. sp. c.,18‘ itol .1 100 906 1004 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 996 1(06 -• New Zealand 6 p Jenl. 100 101 111 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. - sterlinw, 1875 lOO 105 107 - Queensland GCY. 6p. c lOO 108 110 - 15. Any G6p.u.1675.& up IOU 109 111 Vic. Gov. Bp.°, Ja.&Jul) 100 - - - ;Do to KlOO 108 ` 110 1 1091 BRTTTSU 57INES. 2I • ,arabrtan Cousol. Gold I 3d t 3 fl ° Devo o n r d Amalgamated.. t a a v t i e s e t t.. 3 .) - 1 560 570 - Bassett (Illogan).. 30 h 4 66 - Kast Clogau Gold Ltd. - - - !East Caradon 1.14.0 29 30 mtst Cam Brea... ; 3.4.0 74 - E. WI Russel (Tavistk., 8.13., 34 40 44 - Gam.&St.AuDyn(Gwen tiB, 7 9 - Great South Tolgus t7s 20 , - G. V Vor (lielstob 10 33 34 - Grenville ;O6. 83 84 - item:We-Foot B.l 48 40 - • ;ingston Downs-- 4. 8.0 34 34 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (City Lelan• • 14 16 .'larke Valley.. myhdy Iron (ire (Lint I .34 14 3e, - New Setun O3 70 80 - • North Dowu el =3 13 2 , WIC& itassettlllo4xl, 3.1.0 14 2 - 'ortit Wheal Crotty . 2.6.9 43 44 - I t'ar Consols (St. - - 20 rovidence(Uny Lelnt. 10 0. 40 42 - houth•Caraden(St.Clee , ti 450 470 - Id. Cern Brea (Illogan) - - - - -.Wheat Fran. (Illotte, 50 65 - (Stray Park - tooar Silv.& Lead - - - ;fin • k,•• rott /73 183 0 est Basset (Illogan), l4 93 104 - C rzdon (Liskeartl 5 t 6 18 - West Seton - vt heel Basset (11104au S* 90 85 heal Buller(ltedrutli, 10 27 29 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lclan 2.0.6 - - - Wheal Led ott i 3.5.8 21 24 - !Wheal Mary Ann (Men ); 8 14 16 - Wheal Teton 586 2224 2273 - 'Wheal Tretawney (Li 's ~ 7 19 21 Wheal Union.. ; :3.17 113 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, HI Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at c per cent, pm., 1061 Great Western Orig. 4a per cent pt, t 8 9 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chiester and llo•phead, 57 Ditto, 5 p::r cent., 115 London and Chatham, ci per Cent., Ditto. (om. Fund stock, 5 Der cent., 99 Lowestoft guA. 6 per cent., 120 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i Great Luxembourg, 103 San Pauio ;Ern.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 191 West Flanders, 5 2 per cent. pf., 10 FOItEIGN MINKS. Cape Copper, lim.. 101 Panulcillo Copper, RM., 11 United Mexican (11.4, 56 udanatuutana of S. Australia, lim., 2f DOCKS. St. Katharine, 74 BANKS. &gra and United Service (Urn.), 130 k 1 Alliance 61 2 Ditto, new, 611 Antl!" AusAan, 61 I Bank 01 EgYP t . 2 tft Bank of London. 160 i 60 Bank of tago, lim., 31 4__ _ g Bank of Victoria, Australia . , 3 Inn- 1. Brazil' in and ]lute, 5i British Californian , Chartered m% of India, London, BankCom t l i e tt re o i , a i l ssu ed a o t Chartered Bank of Australia. and an d C d h C in h a hr. 6B 3 l o 9 Bl 9 f India City, 137 Consoll,lated liana, Rm.. 1 1 ;1 C.,,ontkiental, lime, 18 a l n i c: the East, iish, Sco ch. nd Australian Chartered. 21ri kairopean Bank, Rm.. t:i 13 Ltindustan, ~liina, and Japan (Bro.). 3 3 2 4 3 i Ditto, new, issued at z pm., 17 61 Imta tiiink of India, Z%hina, and Japan, Um., 41 imperial Ottoman, 18k 174 f Land tlortgage Bank of India, lim., 51 London B Lk of • exi o and S. America, llm 5 1 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 18.1 London and Brazilian (Urn.), 49 0 7 9 London, Buenos Ayres, and Elver Plate L',3 Ditto, new, 5 , London and Colonial aim.), 20 London and County, 64ii 5 London, Rambla% Cont. Exchange, Jim,,l7i London and South African, 25 Mercantile and Exchanze. lint, 101 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim,, 28 a $ New South Wales, 47} t-cinde, l'imjab, and Delhi, Um., 131 South E ,stern, 111 -n, Standard of British South Africa (lim , ), Ditto (4'.2 ), 3 i 2 Union of L0nt10n,3 . 71 Si MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim.. t_eylo.; eth.,lilnY, City ifli ces, It tn., 4,i Co tinenial Union Gas, Jim.. 61 ort:c.rtiou, , 4 Cudit ;I tintnnesh dot, 60 104 •THE- StIN, -LONDON, rEIDAY EVENING, JUNE - 24, . MI. MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. Crystal Palace, 3l 2 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6 5} Fore-str• et Warehouse, lira., Gen. Credit and Finan.:e of London, Um., 6! Gi ne. al Steam Navigation, 27 Home and C lonial A ssurance, 1im.,:5) Hudson's Bay, i 8!), Imperil and Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 71 , International Financial 'ociety, lira., 9. International Land Credit. Jim., Joint Stock Discount, Urn., 7$ Laud Securities, 1 m., 4i London Financial Association, lim., 2t Ditto, new, 141 London - iienural Omnibus Company, 2i / M dras Irr gation and canal, Ditto, (ail', In National Di,connt Company, lira., 14/ New Zealand Trust and Loan, 21 Oriental Inland Steam, 3} 3 Peninsula and Oriental Stcam, 791 80 79 / 9 Ditto, new, 47* Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lira.. Ditto (£i), Thames and ,11 , ...r5ey Marine (Insurance), 11m.,,61 Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 5 IXPERIAL PARLIAMENT -60-- - HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, FACILITIES FOR DIVINE SERVICE IN COL LEGIATE SCHOOLS BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD moved the second reading of this bill. The whole of the clergy who had expressed an opinion upon it seemed highly to approve of its provisions, and thought it wou'd aid in the education of the people. The Earl of SHAFTESB URY entirely disapproved of the provisions of the bill, and moved that it be read that day three months. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the bill only legalised existing practices. Lord PORTMAN thought if the bill did act upon any other than chartered schools there could be no objection to it. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought there was some danger in the bill, and therefore he should be compelled to vote against the second reading if it was pressed to divi- sion. The B;shop of LONDON advised the postponement of the bill. The Bishop of OXFORD expressed surprise at he opposition rained to the inessure, which he attributed to unworthy suspicions and prejudices. As it was, the schools of the Church of Englind were placed at a disad vantage compared with those of every other denomination. Ultimately, the amendment was withdrawn, and the second reading of the bill was agreed to. The Beerhouses (Ireland) Bill was also read a second time. The Banking Copartnership Bill and the Vacating of Seats (House of Commons) Bill passed through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMDIONS.---Last Evening. WEIGHING OF GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Mr AY IRON moved that, inasmuch as the bill seeks to enlarge and alter the powers of the corporation of the City 'of Loam to levy a rate or duty, and to alter existing rates end duties, on grain and seeds imported into the port of London for the use and benefit of the Corporation, this house was of opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with until the stand ing orders relating to private bills be duly complied with. L'olonel W. PATTEN asked the Speaker to decide whether the bill ought to proceed as a public or private one. The SPEAKER said there were many precedents fa. treating it as a public bill, but he thought it ought to be referred to a select committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed wirh the right hon gentleman, and said the Government were determined to treat the bill on its merits only. Mr Alderman ROSE defended the corporation from the charges of Mr Ayrton. After some debate, Mr A'rnvos withdrew his amend ment and the bill was read a second time with a view to its being referred to a select committee. CONVENTS IN IRELAND. THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE, HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY. YELVERTON V. YELVE hTON (OTHERWISE LONGWORTH Lords present :—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lords Chelmsford, Kingsdown, and Wensleydale. The arguments in this case were resumed by _ . The Lord Advocate, who continued his address from Tuesday last, and after some general remarks upon the correspondence between the parties, said the whole case resolved itself into three stages, the firet of which were that both parties were substantially betrothed. There could be no doubt that there was a mutual understanding between them as to their sen timents being congenial. In the second stage there had been an honourable courtship with the object of marriage, but that towards the close of the period when the promise was to be carried out, difficulties were suggested by Major Yelverton entirely bearing upon money matters and his proposing a secret marriage, which proposal was resisted by the lady. The third stage was to overcome the scruples of the lady to a secret rearria;e. There was a promise and consent of marriage in Scotland, the consent and intercourse taking place in Edinburgh, and the promise of marriage being carried out by the ceremony in Ireland, From these facts thei legal result _was, first, that there was a promise and subsequent intercourse in Scotland, and, secondly, not only a promise in Scotland and marriage applicable to the period, as shown by the evidence and sub sequent acknowledgment, and ultimately carriett out by the Irish marriage, which was a valid marriage. The two first questions were sufficient to chew that there had been a com plete promise and marriage. This was not the place to diseuss what had been the policy which led to the matri monial law of Scotland; it was sufficient to observe that it did agree. The general matrimonial law of Europe was drawn from the civil law, and afterwards sub stantially framed and modelled by the canon law, and founded on the general maxim that consent made marriage. How consent was to be proved was a question upon which Christian nations had differed ; some had departed more widely than others from the general, civil, and canon law, and he did not think that any country had differed more widely than England. . • _ _ Lord Brougham said he did not thick that England had departed more widely from the canon and civil law than Fra-ce ; by the French law the consent of the parents or guardians was necessary. The Lord Advocate continued—There was no doubt the Law of Marriage was defined under the Code Napoleon, but in all cases the principle of the law was that there must be a mutual promise, The learned Lard Advocate then cited the dictum of Lord Stair, as reported in vat ions cases, which constituted a promise and marriage in Scotland. There was, in the opinicn of every Scotch lawyer, as to whether after the de..th of one of the parties the locution matrimonizim could set up the promise of marriage, but there was no question that during the existence of the par ties the marriage was indissoluble, and that no subsequent marriage—whether regular or irregular—would alter that position. Here there was a clear promise of marriage at Uioraltar, and subsequent promise at Edinburgh, and ac knowledged in writing. The acknowledgment was not necessary if there wag a promise. Lord Brougham—D,) you moan to say if there was a promise b€fore two witnesses tiler° was no necessity for an acknowledgirent in writing, Tne Lord Advocate—Yes, here the first promise at Galata was broken off but renewed in Scotland. Lord liingsdown said he did not see that there was anything in the Record t as to the interruption of the promise. The Lord Advocate—lt was alleged that the promise had been broken off and then renewed. He then proceeded at great length to go through the evidence and correspondence to chow that all through the correspondence Major Yelver ton had expressed himself in the way that showed more clearly that he had made the promise in Edinburgh, and done all that ho had promised by the marriage in Ireland. The learned Lord Advocate concluded his arguments by stating that it was not competent in the Scotch courts for the parties to be examined viva voce, but it was competent for that house to do so, and, on the part of Mrs Yelverton, she was ready to undergo the ordeal. The Lord Chancellor said he was sure he expressed the feelings of their lordships in saying they were much in debted to the Lord Advocate for his speech, and asked Mr Rolt how long it would take him to reply ? POLICE INTELLIGENCE—TiaIa Days MARLBOROUGH-ST REET. A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.—CRUELTY TO A HORSE.--William Brown, carman. of John-street, Old Kent-road, attended before Mr Knox, charged by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with torturing a horse, by working it in an unfit state. The horse was seen by one of the offieus of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals attached to a van, of which the defendant was the driver. It had a large sore on its back, was old, lame, and in a condition totally unfit for work. Mr Cherry, the Government veterinary surgeon, who had examined the horse at the request of Mr Knox, deposed that the horse was old, had broken knees, end bore marks of having been severely whipped. It was not fit for any kind of work. The defendant admitted that he had only given £3 5s for the horse. The defendant said the horse till lately could go ten miles an hour and draw a ton. It was a genuine horse, and only wanted a little rest and care to improve it. Mr Knox asked the defendant whether ho would have the horse killed, and he declined to do so, upon which Mr Knox fined him 10s, and lOs costs, or 14 days' imprison ment in default, at the same time telling the defendant that the officers of the society would keep a sharp look out, and if he was charged with working the horse again he would be liable to a fine of L 5 each time. CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLEItS—PERMITTING DIMNSENNESS, &3.—Mr Millman, cf the Coach and Horses, Silver-street, appeared before Mr Knox to answer the complaint of the police of permitting druak and disor derly conduct in his house. Sergeant Stephens, 11 C, deposed that on Sunday even ing the 12th inst. be was informed by Bonham, 148 0, that some drunken men had been fighting in front of defendant's house, and that the fight being over, they had gone into the house. He entered, and one of the men said—" What the -- do you want here," and another said—" Here's the police coming in." There were about 25 persons in front of the bar, all of them drinking, and several drunk. On speaking to the defendant, ha treated the matter very lightly. The defendant said he told the sergeant be would get rid of the men at once; but the sergeant saig that was not n ue, and that the house was one much frequented by tailors. In answer to the charge the defendant said be had kept better order in the house than had ever been kept before in it. Mr Knox fined the defendant 20s. and coats, at the same time telling him that the next time the fine would be 15, and u►timately 150, which would be attended with losB of the license. The fine was paid. THAMES. SC.INDA.LOUS ROBBERY or A. CHILD.—Mary Robinson, an elderly woman, was brought before Mr Partridge under the following strange circumstances. _ _ Catherine Neale, the wife of Joeeph Neale, of No. 13, William•street, St. George-in- the- East, said the prisoner was a tailoress and had been at work for her. On Saturday last she went with her husband into the country, and lett her child Catherine in charge of the prisoner. On her re turn to London she found the child missing, and immedi ately proceeded to the station house of the K division in King David-lane, and found her child there. Her gold ear rings were missing. The child was wearing them on Sa turday when she left home with her husband. The ear rings were worth ss. Martha Haslett, of No, 3, Richard's-court, St. George•in the-East, saw the prisoner with the child in Bow Cemetery on Saturday afternoon last. The child was crying, and the prisoner was taking the earrings from its ears. The prisoner put the earrings in her pocket, and went to Wood's pawn shop in Rateliff highway and pawned them. The earrings were produced by the pawnbroker and identified. The prisoner, who is a very dissipated woman, got drunk with the money she raised on the earrings, and was intoxicated yesterday when arrested and conveyed to the station house. The child from whom the earrings were stolen was seven years old. She was not examined on oath. Mr Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. MARKETS--This Day, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Days STOCKBRIDGE RACES—Tms DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAVII ) VISITORS' PLATE. Olivia Catch'em Alive Hersey il!ly.. Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Damascus EryJiia .. 2 Colonist colt Seven ran. UXBRIDGE PLATE. Confederate Soapstone Lady Clifden Seven ran. T.ROY STAKES. Gardevisure Koenig Tennyson ... 3 Nino ran. GENTLEMAN'S DERBY STAKES. Joco Welbeck Tipple- Four ran. tip to the hour of going to press we had not received from our correspondent the final return of the day's sport. The adjourned debate on. Sir H. Cairns' motion, taking objection to certain assistance afforded under the rules of the Board of National Education in Ireland to convent and monastic schools, was resumed by the O'CowNon Dort, who spoke at some length against the motion. Mr BLACK said there could be no doubt that the funda mental principle of the national system in Ireland had been violated by the rules of the commissioners, whom he would now recommend to retrace their steps. Mr HENNESSY contended that, in the face of the op position which the system had encountered in Ireland, it was impossible that it could ever be successful, and moved, as an amendment, to omit the words relating to convent and monastic schools from the resolution, in order to make it general in its terms. Mr BLAKE having seconded the amendment, Sir R. PEEL expressed a strong opinion in favour of the national system cf education as administered by the com missioners, and observed that if ever he had called anything connected with it in question it had been solely from a i.e sire to maintain the institution in its integrity upon the basis on which it was originally established—namely, the social regeneration of the people. It had encountered diffi culties of no common order, but It had surmounted them all. If, however, the mixed system were to be substituted by sectarian grants, a blow would be stauck at the very root of the system, for it would be contrary to the very idea that had animated its founders. With regard to convent schools they were a part of the national system, with which they bad been connect. d since the year 1835 ; they had worked well, and had 40,000 children attending thorn. On the whole, he argued that the system of national education had acted in harmony with the wants, wishes, and feelings et the people of Ireland. Mr G. HARDY said that the children who were edu cated in convent schools were, in fact, u' der a denomina tional system, for their teaching was entirely denominational and sectarian, and it was these schools that had been de stroying the district model schools. He was surprised that the Chief Secretary had held out no hope of a remedy being proposed to meet the evils that were complained of, and recommended the institution of an inquiry into the whole system by means of a royal commission. Time debate was continued by Mr Maguire, who supported the amendment; Mr Butt, who opposed both resolution and amendment; and Mr L2froy, who supported the origi nal motion, The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER argued that the history cf the nati , nal system of education in Ireland was that cf a series of modifications, the object of which was to conciliate, supp , rt, and malre the system as universally acceptable as possible, and he denied that any exceptional favour had been shown to convent schools The same favour bad been offered to other schools, and accepted by the Presbyterians; and if it had been re fused by the Episcopalians, they had themselves only to blame. Sir H. CAIRNS having replied, Atter some observations from the ATTORNEY•GENERAL for 'RYLAND and Mr WHITESIDE, Mr HENN EbSY said he gould not press his amend ment it tha hon, and learned gentleman would withdraw his resolution. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY said the Gavernment would vote against the amendment, and then the division would be taken upon the original resolution. The house divided-- For Mr Hennessy's amendment 8 Against ........... Majority The house then divided on the original resolution, but before the tellers handed in the numbers, An Hos. MEmnau called attention to the fact that Sir G. Bowyer had given his vote for the Ayes and then voted for the Noes. , The SPEAKE a then call3d the hon. baronet to the table and asked him whether the fact was as just stated. Sir G. BO WYER said that when the question was put from the chair he had said "No," but afterwards, in order to insure a division, he had thought it necessary to contra dict the Speaker. (Laughter and cheers.) The SPEAKER said that under *the circumstances the lion, baronet having challenged the decision of the Speaker, and said that the Ayes had it, his vote must be eccorded with the Ayes. (Laughter.) 4° The tellers then reported the numbers thus— Ayes ...... . Noes ...... Mkjority .. The 13s-dation was therefore rejected. The Accidents Compensation Aot Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr BARING obtained leave to introduce a bill to authorise the enclosure of certain lands, in purauance of the report of the enclosure commissioners. Mr M. GIBSON obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the Harwich Harbour Act (1863). The other orders were disposed of, and the house ad journed at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock. During the last few days there has been rather less animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have barely sustained former prices, while the transactions in Tea have been unimportant. Coffee has been in some instances rather oneaper, but a good demand has prevailed for rice at full rates, In the tallow rehrkot there has been mere activity, and quotations for both present and forward. delivery show an upward move• meet, LIE REPRESENTATION OP EAST SUSSEi.--Visa count PeVeDEey, M.P., the Conservative member for the eastern division of Sussex, has just issued an address to his constituents, announcing his intention to retire from the repres• ntation of the county upon the dissolution of the present Parliament. The reasons assigned for his lord., ship's retirement are the heavy expenses attending a con test .d election in Sussex, and also the precarious state of his he lith• X.VD7TLI !um As —A' rrr q::;nor cf the' yen s de retires dc t avoth . , Alexander Dumas SVSE recently itskeci. why I.l' did nit brans hie ::eta, He replied, "L . ; jE too 011‘,, . Mr Rolt said he could not say. Lord Broughani—l suppose you could do so in a day ? Mr Rolt said ho would endeavour to do so. Their Lordships then consulted a short time in private at the conclusion. The Lord Chancellor said he was called away elsewhere, there was business before the judges on Monday next, and they could not find a day when to hear Mr Rolt, but he would take care he had two days' notice, The house then adjourned. Mrs Yelverton and her lady friends sat as usual in tha reporters' gallery. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF COMxON PLEAS. (More Chief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) BREMRIDGE V. LATIMER-LIBEL. This was an action brought by Mr Bremridge against Mr Latimer, the w.:11-known newspaper proprietor in Exeter, for libel. The proceedings arose cut of a series of articles published in defendant's newspaper antecedent to and during the election, at which Mr Bremridge repre sented the Conservative interest, and Mr Lloyd the Liberal. rhe p oceedings terminated in the return of Mr Bremridge, but he was afterwards unseated by the report of the commit tee appointed by the House of Commons to try the 'merits of a petition against the return. Mr Bremridge complained that the articles reflected upon his private character, and were altogether beyond the bounds allowed for criticism of the actions of public men. The details have already been published, as the facts were repeated when the matter was before the court while sitting in bane°. The examination of Mr B;emridge occupied the whole of the early part of the day. -___ COURT OP DIVORCE. (13:tore •ir j, p, PERCIVALL V. PERCIVALL. This was a suit instituted by , he wife tor a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of her husband's adultery an desertion. d Dr Deane, Q. 0., and Mr. Searle were for the petitioner, and there was no defence to the Several witnesses were examined, from whose evidence it appeared that the parties, who were in a respectable station of life, ware warded on the 11th February, 1817, and there was ono child, -sane of the marriage, which is still living. The adultery alleg e d was committed with an un married female named Worth, in 1858, and subsequently with a mulled woman named Clarke. The respondent denied the adultery with Clarke, but took nn notice of the charge relative to Worth, by whom he had a child, and who stated that he seduced her by promising to marry her, she not being aware that he was already married, In 1859 the respondent was imprisoned for debt in the Queen's Bench, and since then he bad been in considerable diffi culties, whirl made is impossible to serve him for some time with a citation in the cause. Long before the year past mentioned the respondent ceased to cohabit with his wife, who, however, saw him occasionally, and supplied him with different sums of mo ne y. The case stood over for the ptoduction,of additional evi dence. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. • (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE COLLIER. This bankrupt was described as of Oakley-street, Lam beth, tool manufacturer, and now came up for his order of discharge. Mr J. B. Sorrell, Mark.lane, supported; Mr Brough oppo.ed. Mr Sorrell said that the bankrupt had passed his exami ation, and he could not conceive any ground of opposition to his having his order of discharge. lie came before the court on the 20th of February last, and had filed a good cash: and deficiency account as required and reported on by Mr Gardiner, who had been appointed by the Court to assist him. The total indebtednes s amounted to £7OO, and a very large amount had been realised. Mr Brough said that the bankrupt passed his examina tion on the faith that he would give the residences of car tain debtors. Mr Sorrell said that would be impossible, they were men working under contraotors and moved from place to place, but bankrupt had offered to go with the assignee to the masters and endeavour to trace the m en . _ _ His Honour asked what had actually— been received for the estate ? . Mr Brough said £l2O, but the official assignee said there bad been other m oney's received, Mr Brough still pressed for ton adjournment. Mr:Sorrell submitted that it would be a great hardship on the bankrupt and the creditors ►o fritter away a small estato by these frequent adjournments, which could not lead to a beneficial result. The creditors were so satikfted with the bankrupt that Messrs. Cocks, Robarts, and Co., who were creditors for £72, offered to stock his shop, and othtr creditors were equally friendly. His Honour said ho should grant the order of discharge on the bankrupt undertaking to give all the information in his power to the assignees. IN RE ROSSITOR AND LLTZ AIM. These bankrupts were me•ctiants in DL.orgate, City, and Sydney. The debts are stated at £77,000; assets, £3,000. A dividend has been paid in Sydney of 3sin the pound, and the same i‘,4 payable to creditors wno have sent cut powers of attorney. A further dividend of 2s Oct is expected. An adjournment was taloa for further communication from Sydney. GENTLEMAN BITTEN Ey AN ADDER.—Yesterday a party of friends left the district of Bethnal-green. for Riddlesdown, in Surrey, and while a number of female s were sitting in the meadow they were alarmed by the ap pearance of a large adder. Mr. Wellington, of Club row, s.dz3tl the animal with Li 3 hand, and in a moment he be Tz.e iimb hunatue pinful and swollen, and when he reached town he proceeded to the London Hospital, where,, it le exincted, the area will bye to be aroputatA 31ARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was small, and the trade for all qualities ruled firm, at fully Monday's advance in the currency. The import of foreign wheat this week has increased, but the show of samples here to-day was very moderate. For all descriptions the trade ruled firm at very full prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily, and the quotations ruled firm. Barley—the supply of which was very moderate—changed hauds at fully late rates. Malt sold sold steadily, at full currencies. Oats—the supply of which was moderate—ruled firm, at quite previous rates. Beans and peas were in steady request, and Monday's currency was well supported. For id )ur the trade was steady, and prices ruled firm. Wheat Barley. Malt (4its, 1,630 —2, 90 3,650 I 1510 Irish. - 1,1.0 leoreign.... —13;50 4,570 Do 5) ske 2,039 brie. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. HOUSE OF COMMONS--This Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Port Glasgow Harbour—South London Maiket—and Can nock Chase and Wolverhampton Railway. POLICE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK. Mr J. HARDY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the fact that the police are not employed in St. James's-park es they are in the Green park and other parks; and, if so, why that wcs the case and, whether frequent complaints have been made to the Home Office of the proceedings which take place from want of police supervision in St James's-park? Sir G. GREY said that ever since 1810 the ordinary police had not been employed in the enclosure of St. James's Park, es Vaat Park was under the control of the First Cow. inist , ioner of Public Works. The park-keepers wire sworn, end exercised the functions of the police in the parks, and he had not heard of any complaint owing to the absence of the regular police. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY IN THE NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES. Mr ADDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Colunics, whether correspondence hi-id been renewed be tween the North American provinces and the Imperial Government on the bubject of their application for assist ance in raising a loan for an intei colonial r..ilway ; anf, if so, whether Parliament will be fully informed and consulted before any promise is made of an Imperial guarantee. Mr CARD WELL said he should be happy t lay on the table any pipers in possession of Government on the subject, bui. there had been no new correspondence wi.h Government in reference to the matt,lr. THE KE ARSAGE. Mr CORRY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Admiralty would object to send a com petent agent to Cherbourg to examine and report on the mode adopted to strengthen the sides of the Searsage against shot and shell, as described by Captain Semmes in his letter which appoared in yesterday's Times? Lord C. PAGET said that the vessel was in this coun try in dock, and therefore all information relative to her could be obtained. TRANSIT OF TROOPS TO THE WEST INDIES. Mr DALGLISH. asked the Secretary to the Admiralty wht thcr it was true that the transport which conveys the troops from Caps Coast Castle to the \Vest Indies is likely to pass through a belt of 600 miles, in which only calms i and light winds may be expected ; and f the mean limit of the nor h-east trade wind in August is now considered to be in the 13th degree of north latitude? Lord C. PAGET read a report of the hydrographer of the Royal Navy. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is but mo derate. For good and prime qu Aides there is a steady demand at full prices; otherwise, the trade is dull, Per 81b. by the carcase. stied inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 diddling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Frime large do. 3 8 4 0 Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 sdsd Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Vaal Small pork 4 2 4 6 iamb BOROUGH HOP. The supply both of Eng►ish and foreign hops on sale is very moderate. Good and fine parcels are immoderate re quest for immediate consumption at full prices, other Wise the trade is quiet on former terns. Accounts from the plantations state that the bine is making slow progress, but they represent it as healthy and strong. COLONIAL. TEA. Business has been very inactive, and the few deal ings entered into have been at about previous rates. SuGAu.--The market has remained dull, and prices have, in some instances, slightly given way, particularly for superior descriptions. Good grocery qualities, however, have sustained former prices. In the refined market the dealings have been restricted to home requirement, and quotations have not varied to any important extent. COFFEE.—The demand for colonial descriptions hes been moderate, and in some instances rather lower rates have been accepted by holders. RICE --A fair amount of bnsiness has been done and full rates are current for good and firm qualities. TALLONT.—The market has shown mere animation and quotations exhibit an upward tendency, P.Y.C. on tha spot is quoted 41s, and the last three months 435, 43s 6d per out. THE DUKE DE MONTPEXSIER.—We hear that intelligence was received in London yesterday from Wood norten, the seat •of the Duke d'Aumale, to the effect that his royal highness's brother, the Duke de Montpensier, who had been seriously ill for some days, was considerably better. THE CONFESSIoNAL.--Mr. Grieve, 28, Clerk , street, Edinburgh,was agreeably surprised on Mon day by one of the Roman Catholic priests of Broughton street calling at his shop and handing over to him the sum of £2O 3s Gil, which was abstracted from his chop upwards of seven years ago by a young lad.—Scotsman. FATAL ACCIDNT ON THE ItivEn.—Yesterday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a man named George Baker, a bargeman, fell from a barge, and in spite of the exertions made to save him was drowned, SIIICIDE OF AN INDIAN OFFICER.—Last evening Dr. Lancaster held an it,quiry at the Silver Cup Tavern, Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-read, respecting the suicide of Captain Frederick Lloyd, aged 33 years, late of the Bengal service. Mr. Skinner, 4, Mecklenburg - street , said that deceased had lie led in his house for the last three months. On Tuesday last w itness saw him with a pair of pistols which he said he was goL'g to clean. The witness went out, and on his return fount that the deceased was dead. He had sometimes said that he vrlished he was dead, as ho had nothing to do. Ho was in vel:,v comfortable circumstances. The witness was not aware tr . :at he was about to be married. He used to go to the Hayma."ket to see Miss C. Hill perform, but the witness believed that ho had no correspondence with her, and that he hail never seen her off the stage. Israel Reed, 20 G, said that at 3 o'clock last Tuesday he was called by Mrs. Skinner, and told that a gentleman had shot himself. The witness went upstairs and found deceased shot in the stomach, and lying on the bed in his shirt and drawers. The witness asked him what made him do such a thing, and he said, "It is that blessed girl, Miss Hill, that has made ins do it." The witness found a discharged pistol lying on a photograph of Miss C. Hill, representing her as Apollo, in the play of " Venus and Adonis," Mr. Robert Mayer, of Haddo, said that the deceased was a captain of artillery. lie served in India, and assisted in the suppression of the mutiny. He received a coup•de• :0161, and had to retire on a pension. He was in comfortable circumstances. Mr. Duff, surgeon, said that he was called in to the deceased, and found him suffering great agony tram a pistol-shot in the pit of the stomach. Ho at first refused to take brandy as a restorative. He was quit , ,asensible, and said, "I have shot myself." He died in a quarter of an hour. He was nearly naked. Mr Skinner said that it was quite customary with the deceased to undress and go to bed in the middle of the day. He did so when in India, as it was the custom of Indians. Witness did not attach par• titular importance to the affair of Miss Hill. There were no letters. Deceased had also a'photegraph of Miss Bate man. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a etate of unsound mind.': "'V - SECOND EDIT" ).N. oUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'i JL ocK. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jane 23.—Authentic advices ft om Lon don state that Austria and Prussia have ; to 'cepted the mediation, but without the clause of arbi ti ation. Denmark positively refuses. THIRD EPITIOI SUN OFFICE, t3EVEN O'CLO( MERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OP LORDS—This Evening, The LORD CII.9.NCELLOR took bis seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. CONVOCATION. Lord HOUGHTON gave notice that on Tuesday next he should ask a question regarding the powers of the Con vocation of the province of Canterbury. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :-3l e t ro p o li• tan and St, Johu'E-wood Railway—Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railw,,y—Beitast Improvement—Nantwie'a and Market Drayton Railway—Bristol Port and Channel D,,cks—London and South Western Railway (North Devon Exiension,) The followinr , bills were read a third time and passed : Sunningdale and Cambridge Town Railway, and Argyle shire goads, SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGIIAiI gave notice that on Tuesday he would call attention and express his high approbation of the course pursued by the Government of Brazil in totally abolishing the slave trade. TM?, LOYAL ACADEMY. Earl STANHOFE called the aV ention of the house to the present position of the Royal Academy, and asked what further steps with respect ti it were in contemplation by the Government, He took the opportunity of referring at length to the present state of the National Galle r y an d the Royal Academy, the complaints of artists with re spect to the bad display of their works, and various other subjects, all of which, he raid, was occasioned by the present inadequate space of the existing building, He regretted the decision the House of Commons had arrived at the other evening, and hoped he should hear some satisfactory explanation from the noble earl, the President of the Council, as to the futm , intentions of the Government, (I , ErT SPEARING.) The American Blockade, NASSAU, May 12 —Arrived, the steamer Badger, from Liverpool via St. Thomas (and coaled 25th for St. John, New Brunswick); 16th, the steamers Will o'- the Wisp, from WilmingUn, North Carolina (coaled 26th f.r St. John, Now Brunswick, and re turned June 4 from Wilmington, North Carolina); the G. .M‘Caw, from Liverpool via Bermuda (and coaled 26th for St. John, New Brunswick) ; the Rothesay Castle, from Charleston viz Abaco; 23d, the For, from Liverpool (end coaled Jane 4 for St. John, New Brunswick). Coae. - I—May 9, the :steamer a:quette, for St. John, New Brunswick ; 10th, the Lucy and G.meral WLiting; 27th, the steamer Rose, f or St. J o h n, N ew Brunswick; 2Sth, the Lucy, do. ; June 3, the steamers Annie and Syron, for S. Tolle, New B runsw i c k ; 4th, the steamers A:ice and C ,-, quette, ciao. (rue Steamers Lucy and Coluette, both reported abc?re !,,s hiving coaled twice, no doubt arrived from Wilmingtin, North Carolina, but ar e not naentioncd). BERMUDA—Arrived, the steamer Pevensey from Wilmington. MOBILE, June 6—This :morning the steamer Diregan, in attempting to run the blockade, was captured. She had an assorted cargo, WILMINGTON, June 3—Ua June 2, at half -past 3 a.m., the United States steamer Victoria, Capt. Alfred Everson, chased ashore under the guns of Fort Caswell the blockade runner Georgiana .M‘Caw. She was boarded by boats from the Victoria, under command of Mister's Mate Wm. Moody and Second Assistant El,gineer T. Hinelino, who secured her captain and 29 of the crew and three passengers : 14 escaped to the shore. Among those captured is a bearer of despatches from Paris and London to hichmond. On searching their baggage very im. portant any interesting documents were found from parties ecross the water, cle,.rly proving the treachery of certain persons in New York and Bal timore. The Georgiana M'C'evr was from Nassau, bound for - Wilmington, partially laden with pro visions, &c. The Victoria's men set fire to bar in several places, and at daylight Fort Caswell and batteries opened a heavy fire on their boats with shot and shell, which compelled them to retire without completing her destruction. BOSTON, June 10—The schooner Nancy Mills reports that a British steamer left St. George, Ber muda, on the night of the 4th inst. for 'Wilmington, North Carolina. She was commanded by Captain Nhffit, late of the Florida, and her mate was the men who shot the engineer of the Chesapeake. She had five heavy guns on freight. NAVAL ENSIGNS. Mr HANKEY (in the absence of Mr Crawford) asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any steps bad been taken towards granting the privilege of bearing the blue ensign to merchant vessels commanded and partly manned by utlleers and men of the Royal 2;,tval Reserve. 1, , ,rd C. PAGET said that in tuture the blue ensign would be allowed to merchant vessels. ARMY SANATORY REGULATIONS. Sir A. VERNEY asked the Unaer Secretary of State for War whether the sanatory regulations far ed fiel d fore the service, issued by the Secretary of State, we re obey acmy took the field for the Ashantee w a r T be The in theMarq ffivaisonnf aHtiAveß. T IN u TON was understood to answer THE EXCISE ON MALT. On the order for going into committee of supply, Mr MORRITT, in an able speech, move d a resolution to the effect that, in th e event of any mod ification of the indirect taxation of this country, the Excise on malt re quired considera ion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed to the propriety of the resolution in the abstract. but said it would be unadvisable to pledge the house to any particular course of action in dealing with the remission of a specific impost. The arguments he (the Chancellor of the Ex chequer) used in reference to the retention of the malt duty were founded on present circumstances, and had no reference to future legislation on this subject. If a Government had a surplus at its di s p osa l no doubt it should be applied to the remissio n o f d u ti es o n excisable articles, but a right of preference should be conceded which would enable the Government and Parliament to make r e mi ss i ons i n a direc tion that would be oppressibie, but which would not be felt in regard to some particular com modity. The hon. member had c on t en d e d that this duty was a m i ll none round the neck of the agriculturist, but what was the fact? Why the duty on spirits was between £lOO and £5OO per cent., and Ireland and Scotland were pressed on more severely than England, because spirits and not beer or ale formed th e nat i ona l d r i n k of the country. With regard to any amount at the future disposal of Government, they could not pledge themselves to its specific application, and he trusted that the house would decline to embarrass itself by any pledge. Lord J. MANNERS agreed that it was impossible to deny that the malt tax operated injuriously on the producer of barley. This grievance was admitted, and yet, Strange to say, there was no attempt made to redress that griev ance. It had been said well by the rig - at honourable member for Oxford (Mr Hanley) that beer was to the poor man what wine was to the rich man, and he contended by analogy that ii they reduced the duty on the latter. they should have done the same with the former. Hear.) Ho contended that a fallacy lay at the root of a por tion of the right hon. gentleman's theory, namely, that when the duty on beer was reduced it would have the effect of di minishing the consumption of spirits , an d therefore inj ure the finances of the country. The right hon. g entleman quoted statistics in support of h is ar g ument, an d was (LEFT SPEAKING.) LONDON GAZETTE. —This Evening, We had not received the " Gazette" when we went to press. LONDON SCOTTISH RIFLE VOLIIVTEERS.—CoI, McMurdo, C. 8., Inspector-General cf 'Volianteers, will in spect this regiment to-morrow afternoon at six o'clock in Regent s-park• The corp's will march from Wellington Barracks at half..past five, under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Lord ElCho. A POLICEMAN IN A PULPIT.--The pulpit of King stai Wesleyan Chapel, Hull, was on Sunday occupied by gr Burroughs, a member of the Hull police force. The se rvice was to have been conducted by the Rev. Mr Grif fiths, but from some cause he could not attend; Mr Bur roughs was consequently requested to take the pulpit. The discourse, which was able, was listened to by a large con gregatiou. The brilliant career of the Alabama is over. Pirate or not, she lies fathoms deep in the strip of ocean which divides France from England. Never again shall she terrify the ty erchantmen of the Northern States. Bat her gallant captain lives, and of the brave men whom he led the greater part are left ; and it will be strange, indeed, if we do not hear more of Semmes upon the sea. Captain Semmes knew his fate beforehand. He gave to en English friend at Cherbourg papers and other articles of importance, not easy to be saved in hurriedly taking to the boats. The Alabama was pretty well worn out by long and active cruises in all waters. To refit her, as the usage of English dockyards teaches, would have been scarcely if at all less costly than to build another craft. For some inexplicable reason, the repair of a ship—at any rate in the Admiralty establishments—is un• reasonably expensive : sharp critics might suggest that it offers an opportunity especially favourable to the waste of public money—which is nobody's money in particular, so that it is unnecessary to ha conscientious about it. Cap;ain Semmes, who found that his ship could not long continue her victorious career—and who may possibly have known (though we don't say so) that a ship would in good time be found for a Semmes—deemed it as wise as it was certainly brave to end the Alabamescareer in fierce contest with an overwhelming force. So he came out of Cherbourg ready to fight, and struck the first blow right manfully ; ay, and fought on till his last shot was fired from a ship already sinking. Sunday is very often desecrated by men of diplo• macy and men of war. A calm Sand.ty morning in June saw the great fight between the Alabama and the Kearsage. The battle lasted from an hour to an hour and a quarter. By good hap an English yachtsman was close by to record his impressions of the affair, end to pick up drowning men —one more instance of the well-known fact that English• men are to be encountered in places the most un expected. The fighting was all at long distances ; there was no attempt at the hand-to-hand business which English captains loved in the days before iron ships and guns of long range; and the greater speed and better artillery of the Northern vessel made the combat throughout unequal. How it ended we all know, though no accurate estimate has yet been formed of the heavy injuries which the Alabama must have inflicted on the Kearsage. All we know is that the latter never came to cl ose quarters, and that Captain Semmes and the chief part of his crew took to the boats wiihout being interrupted. There will be jubilation in the North when news arrives that Semmes's flag floats no longer. Itna partial observers see no reason for each rejoicing. As on land, so on sea, the gallantry, the daring, of the weaker party—strengthened by the belief that right is on their side—suffice to keep their arrogant invaders at bay. We suspect that the Federals have not heard the last of Captain Semmes. At any rate, not only has he, as he designed, avoided the expensive reatment of a worn-out ship, but also done a great amount of damage to the new vessel of the enemy. Yankees, who admire clever calcu lations, will have to admit that he acted with a prompt sagacity, amounting to smartness, which in the gamut of Transatlatitic eulogy stands several notes higher than mere heioism. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, LONDON, June 24.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderaie breeze and fine weather, but cloudy at intervals. FALMOUTH, June 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Minnie, from Trinidad de Cuba. SILCOMBE, June 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—C l ocodile, from Nassau. PLYMOUTH, June 23.—Wind W.—Sailed—Mauritius, steamer, for Madras. CARDIPP, Juno 23.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Melody, for }hvannah. PORTSMOrTII, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Supply, from Coati. (Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Friday Moulin Arrived June 23—liamburg, from (44ebec--11oLud, from Prince Edward ,s Island — Scotia, from New Y or k—U rania, Atdavia, - from Smyrn4— Sarah, from Caen —Otto Olof, from Foport—Flo ra , horn Hob end--Christiana Maria, from ltaistact. g a ilud—Tartar, s earner, tor Li.sboc. — Rhine, stea mer, for Boulogne — F inilurrQivacd, " : b f . une 24 techa, steamer, for Ghent —Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk—Hanover, steamer, for Calais—Cor. coera, steamer, for Alexandria, THE ALABAMA, Course of the Exchange. —This Day. kmsterdam ........ Short. 11 171 11 171 Ditto Rotterdam — 12 01 12 01. Antwerp., Brussels .... , ....... 25 60 '45 62t iiamLurgi — 13 81 13 9 Paris Ditto Marseilles 11 91 Frankfort on :Maine — 120 120i: a Vienna Trieste Petersbnrgh Berlin ~.... 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